Posted on 01/04/2012 7:04:34 AM PST by marktwain
On December 22, registered nurse and fourth-year medical student Meredith Graves, from Tennessee, was visiting the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Ms. Graves, rather than abdicating responsibility for her security to others, was carrying a defensive handgun, as she is licensed to do in Tennessee. That, unfortunately, avails her nothing in New York. When she saw the "No Guns" sign before entering, she did her best to comply with the law, asking a security guard where she could check her gun. The guard directed her to a police officer, who promptly arrested her for violation of New York's laws against self-defense. She now faces, if convicted, a minimum of 3 1/2 years in prison--and New York apparently intends to aggressively pursue the case.
So far, nothing especially unsual about the story--we recently talked about another visitor from out of state who is now facing prison charges stemming from his failure to realize how passionately the New York ruling class loves mandated defenselessness. Well, actually, there is something unusual about it: this case has led even some New York politicians to think that the law needs to be changed. Where this story exceeds the typical level of outrageousness of New York's forcible citizen disarmament culture is the libelous lie Mayor Bloomberg (presumably annoyed that his beloved gun laws were being questioned) smeared Ms. Graves with. From Capital New York:
When asked whether the woman deserved any leniency, Mayor Michael Bloomberg indicated to reporters at a press conference in Brooklyn today that she had other problems."Let's assume she didn't get arrested for carrying a gun," he said. "She probably would have gotten arrested for the cocaine that was in her pocket."
Cocaine in her pocket? Umm . . . no.
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Powdered Aspirin is very popular in Tennessee. Heck, it is available in all of our labs health boxes through-out the plant here. Works a lot faster than pill form.
I use plain old Coca-Cola, the fizz seems to cut through the powder and wash it down fast without allowing any to get stuck, which would taste very nasty.
I guess if they want to arrest you in New York, there’ll be cocaine in your pocket. Nice place he’s running there....
/johnny
And Coke has caffeine which definitely helps a headache.
For some reason, my original post about the headache powders didn’t make it. I bought them in Asheville one day when I had a headache. I was delighted to see something I thought was so old-fashioned and regional. I was less happy after I put the powders in my mouth, lol.
When I travel to the South I spend most of my time searching for regional products to take home.
True. However, there are a few rules:
Never discuss the subject with anyone when on a jury or under an active jury summons.
Never discuss the subject with any government employee, ever.
I agree
I am one of those people who have no plans, no desire to be in NYC if I can help it.
—I cannot see what anyone sees in NYC. I’ve been going there once a month for the last 18 months. Its a dirty, nasty, crowded place run by corrupt leftists.—
Interestingly, it is exactly how I see Chicago. Even MORE interesting, now that I have been away from Seattle for five months (it was my home for almost five decades), I just returned from a one week stay there and it is how I see Seattle now.
Hey! You guys are in the wrong thread! :)
well Chicago is pretty much the same. I’ve never been to Seattle though.
I’ve sat on two juries, both in the mid-1980’s. When we were sent off to deliberate, I let the rest of the jurors know that since the only prying the court can do into any juror’s vote on the verdict is to ask if it is their vote. And that they could basically vote in favor of one side or the other because they didn’t like someone’s hair color, regardless of any judges “instructions”.
I don’t think Seattle is as bad, but it’s sort of like a Jew saying Hitler was not as bad as Stalin.
I was on a jury where the charge was possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. An expert witness testified that virtually every $20 bill in circulation in the US is contaminated with trace amounts of cocaine (it gets into the counting machinery at banks). So having a purse or billfold test positive for cocaine is to be expected.
This is a fun thread. One half about some poor lady getting arrested in NYC on gun charges, the other about headache powders! Sadly, the NYC story has given me a bad headache...
Tennesseean Freepers need to get vocal with their Senators and Congressmen to come to this woman’s defense.
Bloomie will fold like a cheap suit.
I don't know about up there in the north, but lots of us down south use powered asprin.
/johnny
I once had an aunt who lived on a combination of Coca Cola and Stanback.
You’re right. There is no other thread. That stuff was linked in this thread. My bad...
What you said was legally accurate. By saying it while serving, you will get dismissed from the jury and a mistrial declared, if another juror reports the remark.
A judge cannot compel you to disclose your deliberative process, but you are helpless to prevent another juror from ratting on you and you have no power to prevent your dismissal.
Almost every judge will act against you if you ever inform fellow jurors of their rights contrary to his exact instructions. The judge relies on juror ignorance to kangaroo his court, and is helpless against pre informed jurors.
The most important duty of a juror that must administer justice by jury nullification is to remain on the jury and execute his duty.
‘“Why was she carrying powdered aspirin?
That IS a bit strange”
My God, it’s like some of you people around here are FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
All you do is gossip incessantly and make things up, instead of thinking, for a change.’
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Another result of this useless Drug War.
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